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‘You don’t need a big brain to fly’ and other lessons from the first flying reptiles

Flight evolved only three times among vertebrates: in bats, birds, and the extinct flying reptile called pterosaurs. Of these, pterosaurs were the first to master flight, more than 215 million...

VA Tech Scientist Earns Dual NCI Grants to Advance Glioblastoma Therapy

Jennifer Munson, a cancer researcher at Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been...

VA Tech Neuroscientist Honored for Advancing Rural Maternal and Infant Health

When she recruited Julie Peck to join her research lab, neuroscientist Brittany Howell had a...

Carilion Clinic Launches Advanced GammaTile® Therapy, a First for the Region

Carilion Clinic is leading the way as the first in the region to provide GammaTile®...

Roanoke Tech Conference Highlights Pediatric Breakthroughs

Leaders from Children’s National Hospital and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC detailed plans...

Sen. Head Blasts Democrats’ “Partisan Power Grab,” Decries Their Failure To Denounce Violence

As reported here, Virginia Democrats called a surprise special session of the legislature to meet in Richmond this week. Doing so just days before...

Do Roanoke City Police, LewisGale, VA Tech Condone Their Employees’ Celebrations of Murder?

The nation was shocked by the September 10 assassination of conservative leader and free speech icon Charlie Kirk, who at the time of his...

Could Redistricting Make Virginia Look Like This?

Late last week, Virginia Democrats announced a special session in the General Assembly to begin Monday, October 27. Their announced intention is to redraw...

Attorney General Miyares Issues Opinion On Partisan Gerrymandering Push

The already-suspenseful statewide elections underwent a new "October Surprise" late last week when Virginia Democrats suddenly announced their plans to hold a special session...

Fralin Bio Scientist to Present Real-Time Brain Chemistry Insights at Penn Lecture

When Read Montague addresses the University of Pennsylvania’s Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences on Oct. 29, he will describe how he and collaborators have overcome one of neuroscience’s most persistent...

School Board Names Dr. James Soltis As New RCPS Superintendent

The Roanoke County School Board has named Dr. James (Jamie) Soltis as the next superintendent of Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS), effective July 1,...